For Belarus' Euro Vision "Russians do not sing

15th October begins accepting applications for participation in a national TV music project "Euro Fest" - the qualifying round of the international TV song contest "Euro Vision 2008". BelaPAN learned by leaders of Belarus' Euro Festival "last year, Alexander Tikhonovich. According to him, the rule "Euro Fest" this year, a significant change: the application for participation in it can only be citizens of Belarus, and are made with foreigners residing in the country who are at least 18 years old. Recall that. In recent years, enrollment in the qualifying round of the Belarusian "Euro Vision" performer served from Russia, Ukraine, Poland Russian singer Diana Gurtskaya last year reached the finals, but lost in the end to Dmitry Koldun. Otherwise after A.Tihanovicha the competition rules have not changed. 20th November artist and songwriter can be written to disk. Pre-selection of the 15 members and hold a professional jury, followed by an audition and participants will qualify for the semifinals. National TV music project "Euro Festival" consists of four steps: 1) In the first stage, all submitted applications by a professional jury will determine a number of strengths. By 1 December performers of these songs will take you to the preliminary hearing, which will take in live sound in the public theater and entertainment establishments "Youth theater stage." As a result of these pieces are 15 songs that will take part in a televised stage are chosen natsioanlnogo selection. 2) The second stage - the preparation and execution of live concert (January) 2008. Through interactive voting and jury selects 2-3 performer for the last televised concert shows. If the view of the audience will be different from the opinion of the jury, the artist who receives the results of the audience voting for the most votes, but not in the deuce leader by a vote of the jury, during the vote, the third member of the project as telezriteley.3 candidate). At the third stage of the preparation and execution of the final gala concert A professional jury will select the song and the official representative of the Republic of Belarus in the competition. 4) The fourth stage - preparing to speak an official representative of the "Euro-Vision 2008". The entries are from 15 October-20. Accepted November. 220807, Minsk, ul: Applications should be sent to valuable package. Makayonka, 9, BTRC, a "project" Euro Festival. "In the project" Euro Fest "can also participate songwriter who must submit the appropriate application before November 20. The complete rules for the participation in the project" Euro Festival "for on the official website of BTRC. Recall Belarus lost the right to automatically reach the finals of the international competition on "Euro Vision 2008" in connection with changes to the format of the Television Committee of the European Broadcasting Union. Under the old law, the law automatically qualify for the final addition to the countries - the founder of the competition had the artists who entered the top ten. Such a right has won and Belarus, as his representative Koldun won the "Euro Vision 2007" in sixth place. Now is the right to reach the finals automatically, only participants from the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and France as well as a founding member of the country - the winner of the previous competition. In addition, the "Euro Vision 2008", is the place in May in Belgrade (Serbia), organized the two semi-finals.